The Real Deal Miami

South American buyer pays record $5.5M for “The Ark” in Golden Beach

If it’s good enough for Noah and his eclectic animal collection, it’s probably worthy of Miami’s luxury real estate market.

A South American buyer just paid $5.5 million for a Golden Beach spec mansion known as “the Ark,” marking the ritzy oceanfront town’s highest price for a non-waterfront home.

Listing agent Chad Carroll of Douglas Elliman told The Real Deal that a South American — whom he declined to name — closed on the 8,350-square-foot mansion at 480 Ocean Boulevard on Friday. The sale works out to just below $659 per square foot.

Carroll represented the seller, a limited liability company controlled by attorney Mark Pomeranz. County records show Pomeranz’s company picked up the 15,000 square feet of land where “the Ark” was built for $800,000 in 2011.

The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home’s most striking feature is its angular architecture. Unlike most modern homes that are square, Carroll said, 480 Ocean Boulevard’s facades are sharply pointed.

The home’s main living space is where it earns its namesake: a massive 20-foot glass atrium, formed in the shape of a ship’s bow, juts out of the home’s northern exposure above a small reflecting pond.

Other features range from imported Italian marble to a rooftop deck and smart home systems. The buyers also picked up a roughly $385,000 furniture package from Italian supplier Meridiani.